Template:Infobox instrument/doc
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| This is a documentation subpage for Template:Infobox instrument. It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. |
Code
{{Infobox instrument
| name = {{subst:PAGENAME}}
| names =
| image = Replace this image butterfly.png
| image_capt =
| background =
| classification =
| hornbostel_sachs =
| hornbostel_sachs_desc =
| inventors =
| developed =
| range =
| related =
| musicians =
| builders =
| articles =
}}
Usage
This template, meant to be used on all musical instrument pages, takes the following parameters (bold parameters are required, others are optional):
- {{{Name}}} – full name of the instrument - using WikiProject Musical Instruments/Templates/Infobox instrument/doc will set this field to the name of the article
- {{{Names}}} – other name/names
- {{{Image}}} – the filename of a photo of the instrument
- {{{Image_capt}}} - a caption for the photo of the instrument
- {{{Background}}} – the general classification of the instrument ('keyboard', 'woodwind', 'brass', 'string', 'percussion', 'electronic', or 'other') used to choose the color scheme of the infobox and populate a simple classification link-header below the image caption
- {{{Classification}}} – the classification of the instrument (such as string, woodwind, etc.)
- {{{Hornbostel_sachs}}} - the Hornbostel-Sachs classification of the instrument (or 'NaN', if not specified, such as for the Hydraulophone)
- {{{Hornbostel_sachs_desc}}} - a textual description of the Hornbostel-Sachs classification
- {{{Inventors}}} - the inventor(s) of the instrument, if known
- {{{Developed}}} - the rough time period (and instrument from which) the instrument was developed (e.g. "Early 16th century" for the violin, "Early 18th century from the chalumeau" for the clarinet, etc.)
- {{{Range}}} - the playing range of the instrument (an image is preferred; many are already created, see commons:Category:Instrument ranges)
- {{{Related}}} - related musical instruments
- {{{Musicians}}} - related musicians
- {{{Builders}}} - related musical instrument makers
- {{{Articles}}} - other articles which may be of interest